1. dissolve

(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

2. dissolve, fade away, fade out

become weaker

Example Sentences:
'The sound faded out'

• fade away
• fade out

3. break up, dissolve, resolve

cause to go into a solution

Example Sentences:
'The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water'

• break up
• resolve

4. break up, dissolve

come to an end

Example Sentences:
'Their marriage dissolved'
'The tobacco monopoly broke up'

• break up

5. disband, dissolve

stop functioning or cohering as a unit

Example Sentences:
'The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting'

• disband

6. dissolve

cause to lose control emotionally

Example Sentences:
'The news dissolved her into tears'

7. dissolve

lose control emotionally

Example Sentences:
'She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme'

8. dissolve

cause to fade away

Example Sentences:
'dissolve a shot or a picture'

9. dissolve

pass into a solution

Example Sentences:
'The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee'

10. dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw

become or cause to become soft or liquid

Example Sentences:
'The sun melted the ice'
'the ice thawed'
'the ice cream melted'
'The heat melted the wax'
'The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase'
'dethaw the meat'

• dethaw
• melt
• thaw
• unfreeze
• unthaw

11. break up, dissolve

bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

Example Sentences:
'The decree officially dissolved the marriage'
'the judge dissolved the tobacco company'

• break up

12. dismiss, dissolve

declare void

Example Sentences:
'The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections'

• dismiss